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Store Planner and Allocator
$95k-122k (estimate)
Full Time | Wholesale
1 Week Ago
Go Retail Group is Hiring a Store Planner and Allocator Near Austin, TX
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DescriptionWho we are:Go! Retail Group is based in Austin, Texas, and is the world’s largest operator of holiday pop-up stores. We are the dominate retailer of calendars, games and toys products in shopping centers nationwide. We opened our first stores in 1993, and operate over 630 stores in malls, outlets, shopping centers, and lifestyle centers across the United States under Go! Calendars, Go! Games, and Go! Toys brands.
Our business has grown to include year-round stores, in-house brands, e-commerce, 3PL services, and 380,000 square feet of warehouse space.
Go! Retail Group is a family of brands comprised of Toys”R”Us Mall of America, Calendars.com, Go! Toys and Games, Calendar Club Australia/New Zealand, Calendar Club Canada, Calendar Club UK, Attic Salt, Snoozimals, NIQUEA.D, Carousel Worldwide, Tiny Headed Kingdom, and Kobioto.
We are established retailers with a passion for innovation, operations, and community.
Our Values:
We are a family-owned business and believe in operating responsibly and with heart. Our values are the foundation to our business.
Exciting opportunity to become a team member for our Merchandise Department as a Merchandise Store Planner and Allocator to support our stores. This role will be an in-office role reporting directly to the Sr. Director of Merchandise Planning and Allocation. The goal is to maximize company sales growth and profitability by working closely as a team on designing and implementing thoughtful inventory strategies that promote profitable sales growth and satisfy customer demand.
The successful candidate will work with collaborative team that likes to have fun and must thrive in a fast-paced environment. Looking for an excel wizard with an understanding of the business side of retail. Gather data, analyze and leverage it for positive changes. You have experience working with stakeholders across multiple departments, including merchandising/buying teams, distribution centers, information systems, and ecommerce roles. Direct experience in a similar role is helpful but not required; what is required is a firm grasp of retail data analysis, and some working experience in either buying, planning, or allocations. A good sense of humor is a big plus. If this sounds like the role for you, we want to hear from you!
Overview:The Merchandise Store Planner and Allocator maintains appropriate inventory levels in stores, responds to customer and store requests, analyzes sales trends and supports the Product Planning department. The Planner will build strong relationships with buying team, planning team, and our stores to better understand and address store needs. Provides in-season financial projections and strategies. Drives and/or contributes to projects resulting in improved departmental systems and efficiencies.
Essential Functions:
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
Company DescriptionGo! Retail Group is a family of brands comprised of Calendars.com, Calendar Club, Go! Toys & Games, Attic Salt, NIQUEA.D, Snoozimals, Tiny Headed Kingdom, and Kobioto.
Since 1993, we have successfully operated the largest fleet of pop-up stores in the world, with operations in six countries. Our business has grown to include year-round stores, in-house brands, e-commerce, 3PL services, and 380,000 square feet of warehouse space.
We are a family-owned business based in Austin, TX under the leadership of Marc Winkelman, Gideon Schlessinger, and Paul Hoffman. Leading with integrity, entrepreneurial spirit, and heart is at the core of our business.
Go! Retail Group is a family of brands comprised of Calendars.com, Calendar Club, Go! Toys & Games, Attic Salt, NIQUEA.D, Snoozimals, Tiny Headed Kingdom, and Kobioto. Since 1993, we have successfully operated the largest fleet of pop-up stores in the world, with operations in six countries. Our business has grown to include year-round stores, in-house brands, e-commerce, 3PL services, and 380,000 square feet of warehouse space. We are a family-owned business based in Austin, TX under the leadership of Marc Winkelman, Gideon Schlessinger, and Paul Hoffman. Leading with integrity, entrepreneurial spirit, and heart is at the core of our business.
DescriptionWho we are:Go! Retail Group is based in Austin, Texas, and is the world’s largest operator of holiday pop-up stores. We are the dominate retailer of calendars, games and toys products in shopping centers nationwide. We opened our first stores in 1993, and operate over 630 stores in malls, outlets, shopping centers, and lifestyle centers across the United States under Go! Calendars, Go! Games, and Go! Toys brands.
Our business has grown to include year-round stores, in-house brands, e-commerce, 3PL services, and 380,000 square feet of warehouse space.
Go! Retail Group is a family of brands comprised of Toys”R”Us Mall of America, Calendars.com, Go! Toys and Games, Calendar Club Australia/New Zealand, Calendar Club Canada, Calendar Club UK, Attic Salt, Snoozimals, NIQUEA.D, Carousel Worldwide, Tiny Headed Kingdom, and Kobioto.
We are established retailers with a passion for innovation, operations, and community.
Our Values:
We are a family-owned business and believe in operating responsibly and with heart. Our values are the foundation to our business.
- Innovate and collaborate: We never want to stop dreaming and bringing ideas to life as a team.
- Integrity and transparency: How we show up in everything we do matters to us.
- Community: We take pride in being a supportive and flexible employer, building deep relationships with our partners, and have a positive impact on our diverse communities and ecosystems.
- Fun: At the core, Go! Retail Group is about bringing joy to our customers. The process to get there should be fun and challenging.
- Medical, Dental, Vison, Life Insurance, Short Term & Long Term Disability
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- A generous employee discount to our retail stores
- Bonus opportunities
- Very relaxed dress code
- Strong 401K Match
- Generous PTO program
- Birthday Day Off
- Paid Maternity Leave
- Other fun perks
- Great working environment and team
- Open door environment
- Family atmosphere
- Good place to work and plan your career
- Fun company events
Exciting opportunity to become a team member for our Merchandise Department as a Merchandise Store Planner and Allocator to support our stores. This role will be an in-office role reporting directly to the Sr. Director of Merchandise Planning and Allocation. The goal is to maximize company sales growth and profitability by working closely as a team on designing and implementing thoughtful inventory strategies that promote profitable sales growth and satisfy customer demand.
The successful candidate will work with collaborative team that likes to have fun and must thrive in a fast-paced environment. Looking for an excel wizard with an understanding of the business side of retail. Gather data, analyze and leverage it for positive changes. You have experience working with stakeholders across multiple departments, including merchandising/buying teams, distribution centers, information systems, and ecommerce roles. Direct experience in a similar role is helpful but not required; what is required is a firm grasp of retail data analysis, and some working experience in either buying, planning, or allocations. A good sense of humor is a big plus. If this sounds like the role for you, we want to hear from you!
Overview:The Merchandise Store Planner and Allocator maintains appropriate inventory levels in stores, responds to customer and store requests, analyzes sales trends and supports the Product Planning department. The Planner will build strong relationships with buying team, planning team, and our stores to better understand and address store needs. Provides in-season financial projections and strategies. Drives and/or contributes to projects resulting in improved departmental systems and efficiencies.
Essential Functions:
- Respond to store and customer requests
- Monitor and report sales trends to ensure that buy quantities and stock levels meet current trends and
- Work with stores to actively manage inventory levels. This includes product requests, proactively increase target orders on key core items and major initiatives, recommending titles to add, increasing/decreasing inventory, resolving discrepancies as they arise
- Responsible for reviewing stock to sales ratios, responding to changes sales and ensuring plan sales, plan markups and plan markdowns are achieved
- Assist in merchandising of stores and create store plan o grams; determine product and shelving needs per store
- Perform in-season and post-season reviews to identify opportunities to maximize sales and minimize loss
- Work with buyers and visual merchandisers to create productive store presentations, assorting merchandise across categories
- Work with Director to manage allocation for incoming merchandise, maintain on hand product targets by stores, keep store inventory levels appropriate to store size and sales volume
- Work with Sr. Director to collaborate with distribution manager to achieve inbound/outbound flow strategies.
- Shipment tracking and resolution
- Reviewing sales reports
- Some weekend work required
- This position is in-office at the Austin, Texas corporate office
- 2 years of experience in merchandising, planning/allocation, buying or equivalent experience preferred
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- Strong financial acumen, analytical skills including the ability to read, analyze and interpret retail sales, present data and analysis and inventory reports.
- Advanced Excel skills and a knack for manipulating data
- Strong analytical, verbal and written communication skills, including ability to follow up, give clear instructions, ask the right questions, and be professional
- Experience with merchandising, retail, and customer service
- Enthusiasm for planning and strategy
- Ability to work productively in a team environment
- Result driven, strategic, conceptual and innovative thinker
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Referral program
- Vision insurance
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Negotiation: 1 year (Preferred)
- Purchasing: 1 year (Preferred)
- Austin, TX 78744 (Required)
- Austin, TX 78744: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Company DescriptionGo! Retail Group is a family of brands comprised of Calendars.com, Calendar Club, Go! Toys & Games, Attic Salt, NIQUEA.D, Snoozimals, Tiny Headed Kingdom, and Kobioto.
Since 1993, we have successfully operated the largest fleet of pop-up stores in the world, with operations in six countries. Our business has grown to include year-round stores, in-house brands, e-commerce, 3PL services, and 380,000 square feet of warehouse space.
We are a family-owned business based in Austin, TX under the leadership of Marc Winkelman, Gideon Schlessinger, and Paul Hoffman. Leading with integrity, entrepreneurial spirit, and heart is at the core of our business.
Go! Retail Group is a family of brands comprised of Calendars.com, Calendar Club, Go! Toys & Games, Attic Salt, NIQUEA.D, Snoozimals, Tiny Headed Kingdom, and Kobioto. Since 1993, we have successfully operated the largest fleet of pop-up stores in the world, with operations in six countries. Our business has grown to include year-round stores, in-house brands, e-commerce, 3PL services, and 380,000 square feet of warehouse space. We are a family-owned business based in Austin, TX under the leadership of Marc Winkelman, Gideon Schlessinger, and Paul Hoffman. Leading with integrity, entrepreneurial spirit, and heart is at the core of our business.
Job Summary
JOB TYPE
Full Time
INDUSTRY
Wholesale
SALARY
$95k-122k (estimate)
POST DATE
06/15/2024
EXPIRATION DATE
08/20/2024
HEADQUARTERS
SAM SEN NOK, CENTRAL
SIZE
100 - 200
FOUNDED
2014
CEO
PRASERT LAVICHANT
REVENUE
$10M - $50M
INDUSTRY
Wholesale
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